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Virginia Anna Betts

Case from Chicago, IL dated Feb 08, 1892

Victim Details

Anna Betts

Female

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

1892-02-08

24

Virginia

Anna Betts

07/14/2026

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On February 8, 1892, Virginia Anna Betts, a 24-year-old white female residing in Chicago, Illinois, died under circumstances later linked to H. H. Holmes, one of America's earliest known serial killers. Holmes, born Herman Webster Mudgett, was a trained physician and pharmacist who operated a drugstore near his infamous "Murder Castle" in Chicago. In his 1896 confession, Holmes admitted to killing Anna Betts by substituting poison for her prescribed medication. His motive was disturbingly detach ...
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